Photograph, Cecil Rhodes, c1949

Historical information

In the late 1940s the southern part of Bellbird Dell was untouched virgin bush. From the North the dell was worked by Cecil Rhodes whose father Victor owned the orchards and a cool store on land opposite the Vermont High School. Cecil worked the orchards between the creek and Alorak Road. They grew peaches pears cherries and apples.

Physical description

Black and white photograph of Cecil Rhodes seated on a ladder.

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